July

I would like to thank Dr Gordon for her well-intentioned article,[1] which advocates for improved screening of breast cancer, the most common cancer in Canadian women. I read the data she presented with interest and concern.

I was on the wait list for hip replacement due to osteonecrosis and experienced severe pain; the relief from surgery made life worthwhile.

The following Doctors of BC members died between June 2022 and May 2023. Thank you to their families for sharing this information with the Membership Department. If you knew any of the deceased, please consider submitting an obituary for the BCMJ to journal@doctorsofbc.ca.

Dr Avrum Jay (Avi) Ostry was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba, on 4 March 1958, to George and Anne (Lev) Ostry, and later joined by two brothers, Mark and David.

In July 2021, Avi was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. As a pathologist, he was well aware of the implications of his disease. He was a pragmatist and faced his disease with courage and forthrightness.